Monday, August 1, 2011

RETRO ROCKETS - Sketchbook

Retro Rockets ...Top Left - centipede train - runnin' all day - can't get on, can't get off - centipede train take your centipedes away (obscure song reference ... sorry)Top Right - One man total body robo armour suit go! I am pretty sure the top of the helmet lowers to seal with the lower helmet in case of ... saay ...nuclear blasts and the like.I like the little dings in the round feet.Lower Right - Stopping to walk the dog on Pluto (classic spaceship - classic gag)Lower Left - Are there sharks on Venus? Dude, your in an adventure story, in a spaceship, on freakin' Venus ... sharks are going to be the least of your problems ... and to fairly answer your question ... yes. Yes, there are.

I love these pudgy little rockets. i just love them. If I were a little bit weirder and a whole lot richer, I would totally build one in the back yard.OK - forget the weirder part ... I just need some buckets of cash and I am good to go.

I decided to collect all of the sketches and concepts I have been spilling onto the page ... the result being .eddie wilson presents: STEAMPUNK Sketchbook.Some of these will be finished as drawings or paintings or sculptures or even costume pieces.The book itself will be available soon.